By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – A release of 2023 crime statistics by the Bloomington Police Department shows fewer homicides and fewer people shot but increases in other categories. Shootings dropped from 42 in 2022 to 30 in 2023, a decrease of 12. The number of people who were shot, predictably, dropped as well. There were 15…… MORE
House of Representatives passed a bill early Wednesday morning that could ban the social media application TikTok. … MORE
By WMBD-TV CARLOCK – At least one person is dead after a two-vehicle deadly collision on Interstate 74 near Carlock. That’s the word from the Illinois State Police which said the collision occurred in the westbound lanes of I-74 near mile marker 117.5. That’s in Woodford County and near Carlock. According to the preliminary investigation,…… MORE
The Bloomington Police Department announced some notable arrests that happened over the past week via a Facebook post.… MORE
One person is dead after a traffic crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 155 near Tremont, according to the Illinois State Police.… MORE
St. Patrick’s Day is known for luck, green beer, and heritage celebrations, but it’s also known as one of the busiest drinking days of the year.… MORE
Firefighters in Lexington battled a semi-fire early Monday morning for over seven hours.… MORE
Normal Police Department awarded one of their Detectives as the Officer of the Year.… MORE
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – The Town of Normal announced that it was conducting prescribed burns along the creek from Fell Avenue to Constitution Trail on Monday. According to the Town of Normal, a company contracted with the town conducted the burn to help maintain the creek bed and keep the landscape healthy. The Normal Fire Department…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department announced on Monday that it partnered with KultureCity to make its services sensory-inclusive. According to the department, the certification ensures officers are trained to recognize those with sensory needs and how to handle sensory overload situations. All Bloomington squad cars will have KultureCity Sensory Bags, which will…… MORE
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…